iiBIG’s 12th Annual Education Finance & Loan Symposium.

We are pleased to be able to announce that this year’s event will take place, IN-PERSON, November 15-16, 2021, at the Hilton Crystal City Hotel at the Reagan National Airport (in Washington DC).

This year’s event is expected to draw record turnout, due to the fact that in-person meetings have been on hold for over a year due to the pandemic and, there is a pent-up demand for in-person learning and networking. Moreover, now that the US Department of Education is under new management, there will not be a better time for executives in this space to get together, catch up on the latest developments and, network with friends and colleagues, old and new.

iiBIG’s Annual Education Finance & Loan Symposium has become known as the only conference of its kind to attract a 360-degree cross-section of all the key players in the education finance/student loan industry. Over 150 attended our last in-person event – and early indications are that this year’s conference – like the industry itself – will continue to grow.

While our executive speaking faculty is already more than 75% confirmed, we are still reviewing applications from prospective speakers and sponsors. Executives from organizations that wish to be represented on this year’s faculty are encouraged to go to our online JOIN OUR FACULTY page where a list of panel sessions may be reviewed. Applicants may click on the session(s) on which they bring particular expertise and, submit. Applicants that qualify will be contacted immediately on a first-come basis. These opportunities are expected to be filled very soon so, don’t delay!

Interactive, roundtable presentations and discussions, will focus on topics such as:

• Opening KEYNOTE Panel: State of the Education Finance and Lending Industry in 2021
• Private Lenders Roundtable: Originating Private Student Loans in a New Era
• Employer Student Loan Repayment Plans: How employerscan reduce outstanding Student Loan Debt & Retain Valuable Employees
• Income Share Agreements: A rapidly growing Student Loan product that aligns borrowing and realistic projections offuture income
• Loan Servicing Dynamics: Expanding Servicing Options for Private, State & Federal Student Loans?
• The EdTech Revolution: How are EdTech Innovations Changing Higher Education Delivery-Models?
• College and University Roundtable: An Update from Financial Aid Leaders from For-profit and Non-profit Schools
• Student Loans Collection Trends: Dealing with Distress and Re-financing Issues – what’s new?
• State/Federal Roundtable: Legal/Regulatory Outlook for Student Loans at the State & Federal Level in the Age of Trump
• Valuation and Securitization Trends: Mature versus Emerging Platforms
• Online Non-Bank Student Loan Lending: The Growing Role of Marketplace Lenders in the Student Loan Market

Representatives from higher education (including US- and Internationally-based for-profit and non-profit colleges and universities), investors, banks, online marketplace and other alternative lenders, loan servicers, ratings agencies, regulators, attorneys and more will join us again in 2021.  More specifically attendees will include:
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